Reviews

Batman: The World by Egor Prutov, Mathieu Gabella, Tomasz Kolodziejczak, Alberto Chimal, Brian Azzarello, Lu Xiaotong, Alessandro Bilotta, Štěpán Kopřiva, Ertan Ergil, Xu Xiaodong, Benjamin von Eckartsberg, Carlos Estefan, Inpyo Jeon, Kirill Kutuzov

eileenthecrow's review

3.0

oh god the horrid first story aside, (say "gotham" is batman's "wife" once more mf and this will be MY joker origin story) the rest were nicely written. (most of it at least)

noremac101's review

adventurous informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

unladylike's review

2.0

A gimmicky experimental anthology that may be rewarding to fans in or from these particular countries, but mostly it feels like they have no business writing Batman. Brian Azzarello has the "home court advantage," and with Lee Bermejo's phenomenal paintings filling the pages of his broad-scope story, the first issue representing the U.S. is far and away the best. After that, most of the creators are just putting Batman in front of their countries' most famous monuments in the most generic and boring plots imaginable.

The issues representing Turkey, Mexico, and South Korea are the best parts of the remaining book, and China's story is cute enough. The World works best when the creators actually have Gotham's characters doing what they do best rather than injecting themselves or superimposing a generic vigilante onto their landscape.

noctissol's review

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

wesleyboy's review

1.0

Booooooring

fishfish's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Death of parent

eden_ainsley's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

The art was great. Most of the stories were pretty horrible and some even down right cringe.

shea_proulx's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

ladyk2387's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

dozmuttz's review

3.0

I like the idea of getting different creative teams from around the world, to tackle a short Batman story, but with most anthologies- the stories are either rushed or I just want more. Overall a cool idea. I think the biggest win for this one is all the different artwork you get to see.
Highlights were;
“Closed for the Holidays” by Paco Raco
“A Better Tomorrow” by Benjamin V. Eckartsberg and Thomas V. Kummant
“Defender of the City” by Tomasz Kotodziejczak and Piotr Kowalski with Brad Simpson
“Funeral” By Alberto Chimal and Rulo Valdes